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单词 give someone away
释义

give someone away

1Reveal the true identity of someone: his strangely shaped feet gave him away...
  • I saw Jude stride in through the front door. His walk gave him away immediately.
  • It was too dark for him to see his attacker, but her voice gave her away.
1.1Reveal information which incriminates someone: I won’t give you away...
  • Kaleb quickly checked for any incriminating things that might give him away.
  • Her eyes gave her away, betrayed what she really felt.
  • He has his poker face on, only the wriggling of his foot could give him away.

Synonyms

betray, inform on;
English Law turn Queen's/King's evidence
informal split on, blow the whistle on, rat on, peach on, stitch up, do the dirty on, sell down the river, squeal on, squeak on
British informal grass on, shop, sneak on
North American informal rat out, drop a/the dime on, finger, job
Australian/New Zealand informal dob on, pimp on, pool, shelf, put someone's pot on, point the bone at
2Hand over a bride ceremonially to her bridegroom as part of a wedding ceremony.She was too young and her mother was bed-ridden with arthritis, so the ceremony of giving her away as a bride was delayed....
  • She will be cheered on by husband Christopher, who she married in February, and her mum Margaret, who gave her away on her wedding day.
  • Jane admits the man who gave her away at their wedding wasn't her father, but a paid actor.
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